Opportunity Information: Apply for 13 590
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Centers for Chemical Innovation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 22, 2013 and posted on Aug 22, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 21, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s) November 21, 2013 for eligible Phase II proposals. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $8,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Non profit, non academic organizations Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Universities and Colleges Universities and two and four year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. PI Limit While these proposals will reflect the research of many investigators, only the name of the PI should appear on the cover sheet. All other investigators are considered senior personnel. An investigator may participate (as PI or senior personnel) in only oneCCI proposal submitted to this competition. The PI must be affiliated with an eligible submitting organization.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) program is a research-center funding opportunity aimed at tackling major, long-term, fundamental challenges in chemical science. The idea behind CCIs is to support center-scale efforts that can produce transformative advances in chemistry, spark new innovations, and draw wide interest across the scientific community and the public. A key feature of the program is that these centers are intended to be agile and highly collaborative, with an emphasis on making strong use of cyberinfrastructure (for example, data resources, computing, and networked collaboration tools) to accelerate discovery and connect teams across institutions and disciplines. CCIs are also explicitly encouraged to build partnerships beyond academia, including collaborations with industry, government laboratories, and international organizations, when those partnerships strengthen the center's research and broader impacts.
This specific competition (Funding Opportunity Number 13-590) was offered as a discretionary NSF opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning NSF typically expects substantial involvement in shaping or monitoring the project compared to a standard grant. It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it is associated with CFDA number 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences). The program is structured as a two-phase model, but for fiscal year 2014 only Phase II proposals were being accepted. Eligibility was narrow and tied to prior awards: only organizations that received Phase I CCI awards in FY 2011, and renewals of Phase II CCIs that were originally initiated in FY 2009, were eligible to submit Phase II funding requests in FY 2014. In other words, it was not an open call for brand-new centers; it was essentially a continuation/advancement opportunity for previously funded CCI efforts.
From a content and expectations standpoint, a CCI proposal is not only about research excellence but also about integration across multiple mission areas. Centers are expected to integrate research and innovation with education and informal science communication, and to include a concrete plan to broaden participation of underrepresented groups. That broader-participation component is positioned as a planned, center-wide activity rather than an optional add-on. The program framing also signals that NSF is looking for centers that can respond quickly to emerging scientific opportunities, which typically implies flexible management, strong coordination, and mechanisms for rapidly initiating new collaborations or research directions as the field evolves.
The opportunity anticipated making about two awards, with an estimated total funding level of $8,000,000. The award floor was listed at $4,000,000, which aligns with the expectation of roughly two awards at that minimum level. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The full proposal deadline was November 21, 2013 (with the opportunity posted August 22, 2013), and the announcement was later archived on December 21, 2013.
Eligible applicant organizations included U.S.-based academic institutions (accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities, including community colleges, with a U.S. campus) as well as certain non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar U.S. organizations associated with research or educational activities. Proposal submission rules also included participation limits: while a CCI reflects work by many investigators, only one person is listed as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the cover sheet and others are designated as senior personnel, and an investigator could participate as PI or senior personnel on only one CCI proposal in this competition. The PI had to be affiliated with the submitting eligible organization.
For logistics, the announcement references NSF Publication 13-590 as the primary solicitation document. Support contacts included NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov for access issues, along with a note to contact NSF if there were problems linking to the funding announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) - Funding Opportunity 13-590
1) What is the NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) program?
The NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) program is a research-center funding opportunity designed to tackle major, long-term, fundamental challenges in chemical science. It supports center-scale efforts intended to drive transformative advances in chemistry, spark new innovations, and attract broad interest from the scientific community and the public.
2) What is the overall goal of a CCI center?
CCI centers are meant to pursue ambitious, fundamental chemical science challenges through highly collaborative, center-scale research. The program emphasizes the potential for transformative outcomes and the ability to catalyze innovation beyond what typical single-investigator or small-team awards can achieve.
3) What makes CCIs different from typical research grants?
The CCI program is framed around center-scale, highly collaborative efforts that are intended to be agile, responsive to emerging opportunities, and strongly connected through cyberinfrastructure. In this specific competition, awards were made using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally implies more substantial NSF involvement than a standard grant (for example, in shaping, monitoring, or coordinating aspects of the project).
4) What is meant by an "agile" and "highly collaborative" center in this program?
The solicitation emphasizes that centers should be positioned to respond quickly to emerging scientific opportunities. This typically implies flexible management and strong coordination, along with mechanisms that enable rapid initiation of new collaborations or shifts in research directions as the field evolves.
5) What role does cyberinfrastructure play in a CCI center?
Cyberinfrastructure is a key feature of the program. The opportunity highlights strong use of capabilities such as data resources, computing, and networked collaboration tools to accelerate discovery and connect teams across institutions and disciplines.
6) Are partnerships outside academia allowed or encouraged?
Yes. CCIs are explicitly encouraged to build partnerships beyond academia when those partnerships strengthen the center's research and broader impacts. The opportunity mentions collaborations with industry, government laboratories, and international organizations as examples.
7) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this competition?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 13-590.
8) What NSF solicitation document should applicants reference?
The announcement points to NSF Publication 13-590 as the primary solicitation document.
9) What type of funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This was offered as a discretionary NSF opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally indicates NSF expects substantial involvement compared to a standard grant.
10) What is the associated CFDA number?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences).
11) What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category.
12) How is the CCI program structured in terms of phases?
The program is described as having a two-phase model. However, for fiscal year 2014 only Phase II proposals were being accepted under this competition.
13) Was this an open call for brand-new CCI centers?
No. For FY 2014, eligibility was narrow and tied to prior awards. It functioned as a continuation or advancement opportunity for previously funded CCI efforts rather than an open solicitation for brand-new centers.
14) Who was eligible to submit Phase II proposals in FY 2014?
Only organizations that received Phase I CCI awards in FY 2011, and renewals of Phase II CCIs that were originally initiated in FY 2009, were eligible to submit Phase II funding requests in FY 2014.
15) What types of organizations were eligible applicants?
Eligible applicants included U.S.-based academic institutions (accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities, including community colleges, with a U.S. campus). Eligible applicants also included certain non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar U.S. organizations associated with research or educational activities.
16) Does the PI need to be affiliated with the submitting organization?
Yes. The Principal Investigator (PI) had to be affiliated with the submitting eligible organization.
17) How are investigators listed on a CCI proposal?
Although a CCI reflects work by many investigators, only one person is listed as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the cover sheet. Other participants are designated as senior personnel.
18) Are there limits on how many proposals an investigator can participate in for this competition?
Yes. An investigator could participate as PI or senior personnel on only one CCI proposal in this competition.
19) What kinds of activities are expected beyond research?
The opportunity states that a CCI proposal is not only about research excellence. Centers are expected to integrate research and innovation with education and informal science communication.
20) Is broadening participation of underrepresented groups required?
The program expectations include a concrete plan to broaden participation of underrepresented groups. This is described as a planned, center-wide activity rather than an optional add-on.
21) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about two awards.
22) What was the estimated total funding level for this competition?
The estimated total funding level was $8,000,000.
23) What was the minimum (floor) award amount?
The award floor was listed at $4,000,000.
24) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated in the information provided.
25) What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on August 22, 2013. The full proposal deadline was November 21, 2013. The announcement was later archived on December 21, 2013.
26) Who should be contacted for Grants.gov support?
The announcement references NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov for access issues.
27) What should applicants do if they have trouble linking to the funding announcement?
The notice indicates that applicants should contact NSF if there were problems linking to the funding announcement.
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